Italian Life and Legends

by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

19 chapters7h 50mEnglish1870

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A mix of short works written by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie during her residence in Florence from 1864-65, this collection was edited and prepared for publication by her sister, Mary Thompson, wife of artist, Cephas Giovanni Thompson, after her death. It contains short stories, legends, historical sketches, profiles of noted Italian performers and foreign literati, and even an account of a devastating flood of the Arno that the author witnessed. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor

Chapters (18)

1Chapter I Savonarola

2194

2Chapter I part 2 Savonarola

2245

3Chapter II Vittoria Colonna

1846

4Chapter III Galileo's Villa

2147

5Chapter IV Convent of Vallombrosa

1301

6Chapter V Bridges of Florence

1159

7Chapter VI Dante

1549

8Chapter VII Florentine Feuds

1159

9Chapter VIII Feuds between the Bianchi and Neri

1192

10Chapter IX The Village Serravezza

1140

11Chapter X The Protestant Cemetery at Florence Mrs. Browning — Dr. Southwood Smith — Mrs. Frances Trollope, and other Celebrities.

1052

12Chapter XI Overflow of Arno — Artist, and the Story of a Mad Singer

1076

13Chapter XII Fedi the Sculptor

873

14Chapter XIII Adelaide Ristori, and Piccolomini

1066

15Chapter XIV The Beautiful Horror. A Florentine Legend

1475

16Chapter XV Ginerva

1339

17Chapter XVI La Belle Clementine

2477

18Chapter XVII Caterina Sforza - Thrice Wedded, thrice Widowed; An Italian Chatelaine.

2834

Italian Life and Legends

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